Norris (surname)
Norris is an Viking / Norman (Anglo-French) surname.[1] The meaning 'Norris' means someone who lives in the northern part of a settlement or estate.
Notables with this name include
- Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
- Ben Norris (1910–2006), American artist
- Christopher Norris (disambiguation)
- Charles Norris (disambiguation)
- Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
- Clint Norris, American musician
- Daran Norris, American actor
- Dave Norris, American politician
- David Norris (politician), Irish civil rights campaigner and politician
- David Norris (footballer), English football (soccer) player
- Dean Norris, American actor
- Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire
- Frank Norris, American novelist
- Frank Norris (bishop), Anglican bishop in China
- Fred Norris, American radio personality
- Frederick Norris, British marathon runner
- George W. Norris, member of the U.S. Congress and Senator from Nebraska
- Henry Norris (disambiguation)
- Hermione Norris, English actress
- J. Frank Norris, controversial Texas Baptist preacher
- James E. Norris, person after whom the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the National Hockey League is named
- Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist
- John Norris (disambiguation)
- Justin Norris, Australian swimmer
- Kathi Norris (1919–2005), American TV hostess of the 1940s and 1950s
- Kathleen Norris (1880–1966), American novelist
- Kathleen Norris (poet) (born 1947), American poet, essayist and devotional writer
- Lee Norris, American actor
- Leslie Norris, Welsh poet
- Mark Norris (Canadian politician)
- Mary Harriott Norris, American writer and educator
- Michele Norris, American radio journalist
- Michelle Norris, first female winner of Military Cross (UK)
- Moochie Norris, American basketball player
- Paul Norris, American comic book artist
- Philetus Norris, second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park
- Rex Norris (disambiguation)
- Septimus Norris, American locomotive designer
- Steven Norris, British politician
- Tom Norris (disambiguation)
- Tony Norris, British ornithologist
- Sir Thomas Norris British Soldier
First name
- Norris McWhirter, co-compiler of The Guinness Book of Records
Fictional characters
- Arthur Norris, a character in the novel Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
- Norris (Chrono Cross), a character in the PlayStation game Chrono Cross
- Norris Cole, a character in Coronation Street, a British TV soap opera
- Norris Packard, a character from the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team OVA
- Mrs. Norris, a character in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
- Mrs. Norris, the pet cat of Argus Filch in the Harry Potter novels and films
References
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